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This World Book Day, we meet the people behind mobile libraries serving communities from Nigeria to the Netherlands.
From: Al Jazeera World
The Love of Books: The Brave Librarians of Sarajevo
In the midst of war, library staff in Sarajevo risked their lives to rescue over 10,000 precious books and manuscripts.
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